Annual Report 1999 in PDF - Aer Lingus

AER LINGUS GROUP PLCNotes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)9. Tangible AssetsFlight Property Ground Other TotalEquipment Freehold/ Equipment EquipmentLeaseholde000 e000 e000 e000 e000CostBeginning of year, as restated 583,983 39,018 59,399 37,243 719,643Additions 149,586 4,553 10,326 8,512 172,977Disposals (44,617) (2,738) (15,210) (2,071) (64,636)Foreign exchange - - - 42 42End of year 688,952 40,833 54,515 43,726 828,026DepreciationBeginning of year, as restated 198,574 23,326 37,953 24,067 283,920Charge for year 34,302 3,019 5,465 4,193 46,979Disposals (29,524) (1,283) (11,271) (1,900) (43,978)Foreign exchange - - - 9 9End of year 203,352 25,062 32,147 26,369 286,930Net Book ValueEnd of year 485,600 15,771 22,368 17,357 541,096Beginning of year, as restated 385,409 15,692 21,446 13,176 435,723Leased assets included in the above:Net book value - end of year 402,413 - - 13 402,426Net book value - beginning of year, as restated 255,594 - - 19 255,61310. Financial AssetsCompanyCostShares in subsidiaryundertakingse000At beginning and end of year 328,494ProvisionsAt beginning of year 114,277Reduction in year (114,277)At end of year -Net Book Value31 December, 1999 328,49431 December, 1998 214,217A list of the Principal Group Companies at 31 December, 1999, their principal activities, country of incorporation, and theGroup holding percentage is set out in Note 24.36